US President-elect Joe Biden warned Saturday of "devastating consequences" if President Donald Trump continues to delay signing a Covid-19 economic relief bill passed by Congress. The stimulus measure is wrapped up with a $1.4 trillion funding bill, without which the government will be forced to shut down at midnight Monday. - 'Dark winter' -"I simply want to get our great people $2000, rather than the measly $600 that is now in the bill," Trump reiterated Saturday on Twitter. It is almost unprecedented for a president to veto a bill that received such overwhelming bipartisan support. But his veto Wednesday of a defense funding bill, the NDAA, ensures lawmakers will return to Washington after Christmas to override the action.

Source: Mint December 27, 2020 00:18 UTC